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'''Virgin Galactic Unity 22''' is an upcoming [[sub-orbital spaceflight]] of the [[SpaceShipTwo]]-class [[VSS Unity|VSS ''Unity'']] with a planned launch date of 11 July 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Virgin galactic Announces First Fully Crewed Spaceflight|url=https://www.virgingalactic.com/articles/virgin-galactic-announces-first-fully-crewed-spaceflight/|url-status=live}}</ref> The crew will consist of pilots [[David Mackay (pilot)|David Mackay]] and [[Michael Masucci]] as well as passengers [[Sirisha Bandla (astronaut)|Sirisha Bandla]], [[Colin Bennett (astronaut)|Colin Bennett]], [[Beth Moses]], and [[Richard Branson|Sir Richard Branson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=PSNdG2JYXxY|title=Introducing Virgin Galactic Unity 22 Crew|date=1 July 2021|access-date=2 July 2021|website=YouTube}}</ref> The flight is a noticeable 9 days before [[New Shepard#Flight test program|NS-16]] which will fly [[Jeff Bezos]] to suborbital space.
'''Virgin Galactic Unity 22''' was a [[sub-orbital spaceflight]] of the [[SpaceShipTwo]]-class [[VSS Unity|VSS ''Unity'']] which launched on of 11 July 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Virgin galactic Announces First Fully Crewed Spaceflight|url=https://www.virgingalactic.com/articles/virgin-galactic-announces-first-fully-crewed-spaceflight/|url-status=live}}</ref> The crew consisted of pilots [[David Mackay (pilot)|David Mackay]] and [[Michael Masucci]] as well as passengers [[Sirisha Bandla (astronaut)|Sirisha Bandla]], [[Colin Bennett (astronaut)|Colin Bennett]], [[Beth Moses]], and [[Richard Branson|Sir Richard Branson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=PSNdG2JYXxY|title=Introducing Virgin Galactic Unity 22 Crew|date=1 July 2021|access-date=2 July 2021|website=YouTube}}</ref> The flight is a noticeable 9 days before [[New Shepard#Flight test program|NS-16]] which will fly [[Jeff Bezos]] to suborbital space.


== Crew ==
== Crew ==

Revision as of 15:29, 11 July 2021

Virgin Galactic Unity 22
VSS Unity in February 2016
Mission typeCrewed suborbital spaceflight
OperatorVirgin Galactic
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftVSS Unity
Spacecraft typeSpaceShipTwo
ManufacturerThe Spaceship Company
Crew
Members
Start of mission
Launch date11 July 2021 (planned)
Launch siteSpaceport America Runway 16
Deployed fromVMS Eve
End of mission
Landing date11 July 2021 (planned)
Landing siteSpaceport America Runway 34

Virgin Galactic Unity 22 was a sub-orbital spaceflight of the SpaceShipTwo-class VSS Unity which launched on of 11 July 2021.[1] The crew consisted of pilots David Mackay and Michael Masucci as well as passengers Sirisha Bandla, Colin Bennett, Beth Moses, and Sir Richard Branson.[2] The flight is a noticeable 9 days before NS-16 which will fly Jeff Bezos to suborbital space.

Crew

Position Astronaut
Pilot David Mackay
Third spaceflight
Co-Pilot Michael Masucci
Second spaceflight
Passenger Sirisha Bandla
First spaceflight
Passenger Colin Bennett
First spaceflight
Passenger Beth Moses
Second spaceflight
Passenger Richard Branson
First spaceflight

Flight

On 11 July 2021, Unity's mother ship VMS Eve will carry VSS Unity in a parasite configuration to be drop launched.

References

  1. ^ "Virgin galactic Announces First Fully Crewed Spaceflight".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Introducing Virgin Galactic Unity 22 Crew". YouTube. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
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